Daily MelWear BBCA: Accented

I'm really excited about how nice the weather has been here lately. It's been cool in the mornings, not too hot in the afternoons, breezy, blue skies...THIS, my friends, is why I live in Florida. Now if only it would stay this way forever, I'd be a really happy camper.

As excited as I am for the new fall trends and to wear boots and tights again,  I have to admit that I'm good with the heat and being able to still wear my summer pieces. 

Speaking of fall trends, what are YOU looking forward to the most this season? I'm so out of the loop, I don't even know what the fall trends are (this is something a style blogger probably shouldn't ever admit, but I'm nothing if not honest). So tell me what you're excited about and clue me in!

Have a great Thursday, everyone!

Today's outfit:
Skirt and Shirt: Target (super, super old)
Pink Cami: Charlotte Russe
Pink Belt: Salvation Army
Heels: Wal-Mart

Daily MelWear: Pondering...

Today I have a lot on my mind. Most of them are good things, some of them are questions and concerns, and all of them are prayers. 

Thanks for the suggestions on yesterday's post about lacking inspiration! You know, I used to read magazines all the time but I kid you not, I have a stack about a foot or two high of issues that I haven't had time to read. There are just other things in my life taking priority right now. You'd think considering I haven't had my computer since last Friday that I'd have time for those, but not so much.

Speaking of which, I think I'm getting my Mac back today! YAY!!!

So how was your week? What are your plans for the weekend? I have fun things happening. I'm excited. :)

Have a great Friday, everyone!

Today's outfit:

Cream Top: Gift from a friend
Teal Blouse: Charlotte Russe
Skirt: Target
Belt: Salvation Army
Heels: Target

Daily MelWear: In Love

I found this chocolate brown skirt at the Salvation Army store and seriously, I'm in love with it. It's perfect. I wish I could find one in every single color. I would be a happy camper.

It's just so comfy and it fits well, the length is good, the shape is good...I just love it.

These heels are pretty awesome too, but I rarely wear them because I don't have much of a reason to wear bronze snakeskin. Heh.

Now let's move on to the blouse. Which, incidentally, was also a Salvation Army find. It's not a pattern I'd normally wear, nor are the colors ones I'd typically wear (there's navy in there Kish, are you proud? I did that for you!), but those are the reasons I bought it, to break out of my own style a little bit.

However, now I'm at a loss as to what to wear with it. I don't think black would look very good with it, but black is my primary neutral and I don't have much else.

So...any suggestions, dear friends?

By the way, I want to apologize for my lack of comments lately. Life is crazy (in a good way!) and busy and I'm also trying to slow down a bit and stress less...so my blog reading and commenting time is one thing I've had to sacrifice right now. I miss you all, I want you to know that!

I hope you're having a fantastic week - it's almost over!!!

Today's outfit:
Skirt: Salvation Army
Blouse: Salvation Army
Heels: Can't remember
Necklace: Gift from ML

Daily MelWear: One More Time...

Look! I did it again! I put an outfit together WITHOUT A BELT. Belters Anonymous would be proud!

If such a thing existed and all.

I almost did grab a belt but then I figured it went over okay last time without one, so I could do it again. It's comfy and the cardigan draws the waist in enough, right?

Smile and nod, ya'll, smile and nod...

So I feel like I haven't been around to visit blogs lately because...well...I haven't. I've been busy. And work is getting really busy as we work on our policies and procedures in preparation for our upcoming accreditation.

I miss reading all of your blogs! At least my reason for not being able to do much reading lately is a happy one. I'm happy. And I hope you are too. 

Have a fabulous Tuesday, friends!

Today's outfit:
Skirt: Kohl's
Pink Tee: Target
Cardigan: Kohl's
Heels: Wal-Mart 

Daily MelWear: I Feel Naked...

If you've been following me for any length of time, you know that I wear a belt pretty much every day.

I couldn't find one that worked the way I wanted with this outfit...so I'm not wearing one. And it makes me feel a little incomplete.

Most people have nightmares that they find themselves walking around naked...I have nightmares that I find myself without belts.

I never claimed to be normal.

Happy Wednesday, friends!

{PS - thank you to those who thought about me and asked about my daughter's first day of VPK! She had a BLAST and couldn't wait to go back the next day! Her daily report was full of good news and I'm so, so proud of her. Taking the day off on Monday to bring her to school and pick her up just makes me wish I could be a stay at home mom, though...}

Today's outfit:
Brown Skirt: Salvation Army
Leopard Blouse: Salvation Army
Red Sandals: From my mom

Daily MelWear: It's a New Day

Happy Thursday, friends!

We're *soclose* to the weekend and I, for one, am ready.

You know, I've been through kind of a lot in the past 9-10 months or so.

But right now, I feel good.

I feel optimistic.

And I like it.

I hope you're all feeling good too. :)

Have a great weekend, lovelies.

Today's outfit:
Dress: Sears
Brown Jacket: Kohl's (I think...)
Red Belt: Salvation Army
Red Sandals: From my mom
Necklace: Gift from the exceptional ML

Daily MelWear: All Mixed Up

I've always loved the black and brown combination on other bloggers, but I don't have enough brown in my closet to pull it out very often. Today felt like a simple day, after being a bit more formal with meetings the past two days, so I went with this black shirtdress and decided to throw on my cognac sandals and cognac snakeskin belt.

The mixed neutrals begged for mixed metals too, so I added this necklace that has both gold and silver.

You guys, I've been doing really well with the whole exercising and eating well thing, even allowing myself some cake for my mom's birthday last weekend, but I've just had the munchies the past couple of days! I need to drink more water and pop more gum, I think.

Do you have a calorie range you try to stay within each day? What do you do when you're hungry or have the munchies?

Today's outfit:
Black Shirtdress: Ross
Cognac Belt: Salvation Army
Cognac Sandals: Target
Necklace: Wal-Mart (I think...)

Daily MelWear: Swirly

I really had no idea what to title this post, and then I looked down at my dress and figured swirly was appropriate.

This cardigan is a little too long with the length of the skirt (see the full length of the cardigan here and wow that dress would be too short at this office...) so I folded it under (hence the extra love handles around the waist - I assure you that's the cardigan fluff. I think.) and used a wider belt. (What's with the plethora of parentheses and asides in this post?!)

I posted a photo of this dress styled for the weekend on Facebook last weekend. Are you a fan on Facebook?

FYI, since some of you have asked about my dress code at work, so I've added a page that explains more about it.

I'm still a little preoccupied with some things this week, but I'm trying to make the rounds to visit blogs even if I can't comment and hopefully I'll have more to say next week. Unless you're liking these less verbose posts, in which case maybe I should make this the norm. :)

You guys are awesome. You all make me smile every day with your sweet comments and emails, and I'm so grateful for technology to have "met" you. Have a great Thursday, friends!

Today's outfit:
Dress: Wal-Mart
Cardigan: Plato's Closet
Belt: Kohl's (came with a dress)
Heels: Wal-Mart

Daily MelWear: Momma Polkas at the Office

Okay so I don't really polka at the office. As a matter of fact, I don't polka {or do any other kind of dancing for that matter} at all. I took 10 years of dance lessons when I was younger, was even in the dance company for a year or two, but if you watch me try to dance now, you'd never know it. I have lost all sense of rhythm and it's mighty embarrassing.

Which is why you'll never watch me try to dance. Sorry. ('Cept I'm not sorry, really.)

Hey, guess what?! I'm only 11 friends away from 200 GCF followers! That blows my mind a little. 

You guys make me happy. :) 

What are your plans for this weekend? I know most of you are either in the States or Canada so you have Friday or Monday off. What kind of fun and shenanigans are happening? 

Hope you all have a great Thursday!

Wednesday's outfit:

Brown Dress: Ross

Cardigan: Forever 21

Brown Belt: Wal-Mart

Brown Sandals: Target

Daily MelWear: Black and Tan

Does that make anyone else think of beer, black and tan? Or is it just me?

Um...

Okay so I saw this post on Ramsey's blog and about fell over because it's just SO stinkin' fabulous. Now, I don't have the cognac shoes and top like she does, so I used a chocolate brown shirt and leopard shoes instead. And I still kind of like her outfit a lot better. 

But whatever. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Be flattered, Ramsey. :) 

You GUYS! I'm leaving tomorrow for the SheCon '11 Blog Conference in Miami with my friend Rachel. We are SO excited!!! I still don't have a bathing suit. And I may not get one before we leave. Rach, is it okay if I go to the pool in a dress? Because that's kind of my only option right now.

Is anyone else going? Amy from Amy Fashion Blog works near there so I'll hopefully get to meet her for lunch on Friday.

All that to say that I may not get to post tomorrow or for the rest of the week (I'll try to post my travel outfit tomorrow but I'm not making any promises). I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and share everything with you when I get back!

Have a great Wednesday, friends!

Today's outfit:

Black Skirt: Ross (came as part of a suit)
Khaki Blazer: Goodwill Boutique
Leopard Belt: Wal-Mart
Brown Shirt: Can't remember, probably Ross
Leopard Heels: Payless

Daily MelWear: Tropical Red

Let me just start by telling you that the Harry Potter ride at Islands of Adventure is AWESOME. Probably the best ride, ever. I loved it! We had a great day, although I didn't take pictures. I brought my camera with several fresh batteries, but didn't take it out once. Sad.

Can we talk about bathing suits for a minute? I hate them. Really, really hate them. I went shopping for one on Sunday and it was AWFUL. I prefer a tankini for the practical purposes of having a two-piece but the modesty of a one-piece. However...NONE of the bottoms are made for anyone above the age of 12. Seriously! Why are they all SO low rise? I want one that comes to just under my belly button, not just above my lady-ness. Is that so much to ask? Really? And I've tried boy shorts, but they look ridiculous. On everyone. They make me look like I'm just wearing shorts that are way too short and tight and they're not at all flattering. So no.  Grrrrr.

Anyway.

Today's dress is the one I mentioned last week and even though we still have office guests, I decided to wear it anyway. I like it. I can wear it without the little bolero/jacket if I get too warm, or on the weekend, but it's office appropriate with the jacket. And it's comfy. And it has adjustable straps so I can make them a little longer if I want to. Yay!

I'm only in the office two days out of four because I was off yesteray and will be off on Thursday to leave for the SheBlog '11 Conference this weekend (is anyone else going?), so these two days in the office will be BUSY getting ready for our Town Hall meeting next Monday and our board meeting on Tuesday.

Whee!

Hope you're all having a great week so far!

Today's outfit:
Dress and Jacket: Sears
Belt: Wal-Mart
Red Sandals: From my mom